Characters
This tyrannical king of Scotland is often haunted by his actions, and living in constant paranoia.
Macbeth
The chant that the weird sisters sing when they are brewing.
"Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble."
“Fear not, Macbeth. No man that's born of woman shall e'er have power upon thee.”
In this scene Macbeth is killed and Malcom is crowned.
Act 5, scene 8
The act in which Duncan is murdered.
Act 2
This character is driven to insanity in acts 3 and 4.
Lady Macbeth
A seven word rhyme recited by the weird sisters in the beginning of Macbeth, arguably the most famous quote in the entire play.
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
The only fortune presented to Banquo.
"Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none."
The weird sisters meet Macbeth for the first time in this scene.
Act 1, scene 3
The most intense act in Macbeth in which Macbeth is defeated.
Act 5
These three characters are the driving force behind Macbeth's actions.
The weird sisters
Lady Macbeth says this when describing her husband's personality.
"It is too full o' the milk of human kindness..."
The prophecy that contradicts that Macbeth feels that he shouldn't fear Macduff.
"Beware Macduff; / Beware the Thane of Fife"
In this scene Banquo is killed.
Act 3, scene 3
This Act contains this quote about Macbeth's brutality: "...Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps,
And fix'd his head upon our battlements.''
Act 1
The son of, a great warrior who seeds a lineage of kings.
Fleance
What Donalbain says to Malcom before they flee.
"There's daggers in men's smiles..."
The seemingly impossible prophecy that Macbeth takes to mean he is invincible.
"Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him."
Macduff goes to Malcom for help in this scene.
Act 4, scene 3
Banquo dies in this act.
Act 3
This character tests Macduff's loyalty to Scotland by making false claims of himself.
Malcom
What the witches say as Macbeth approaches them. A 1962 novel by Ray Bradbury was also named after this quote.
"Something wicked comes this way."
The prophecy given to Macbeth that ultimately drives the plot.
"All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"
In this scene lady Macbeth is seen sleepwalking.
Act 5, scene 1
The longest act in Macbeth.
Act 4